China shares edge weaker in thin holiday trade
Shares in China edged lower on Monday with regional trade thin for the holiday period.
Metal shares fell in China with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.08% at 31076.92, while Hong Kong 's Hang Seng Index traded 0.28% lower at 21574.76.
As well, the yuan was up against the dollar after the People's Bank of China set a stronger fixing at 6.9459 compared with 6.9463 Friday.